Traffic distruption

Vienna International Airport paused flights on Friday due to heavy snowfall.Snow and ice on the roads of Austria's captial city led to multiple traffic accidents, the public broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk reported on Friday.What do we know about the snowstorm?
Heavy snowfall has been reported in several parts of Austria since Thursday. Snow totals of ten (nearly 4 inches) to 30 centimeters (nearly 12 inches) were reported in several parts of the country.Road maintenance services were hard at work to clear the snow, with some 1,000 lorry loads, totaling approximately 15,000 tons of snow, cleared so far.The Vienna International Airport called on its passengers to check the status of their flights before they head to the airport in case of cancellation.Out of some 117 flights scheduled in and out of the airport on Friday morning, 19 have been cancelled so far.